"Squeeze" is the third episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on September 24, 1993. "Squeeze" was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong and directed by Harry Longstreet, with Michael Katleman directing additional footage. The episode featured the first of two guest appearances by Doug Hutchison as the mutant serial killer Eugene Victor Tooms, a role he reprised in the 1994 episode "Tooms". "Squeeze" was the first "monster-of-the-week" episode of The X-Files, unconnected to the series' overarching mythology.
In the episode, the FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) investigate a series of ritualistic killings by somebody seemingly capable of squeezing his body through impossibly narrow spaces. The agents deduce that their suspect may be a genetic mutant who has been killing in sprees for at least ninety years.
The production of "Squeeze" was problematic; creative differences between Longstreet and the crew led to him being replaced as director, while some missing scenes needed to be shot after the initial filming. Because of these issues, the completion of the episode relied on post-production techniques. However, "Squeeze" has received positive reviews from critics and the episode has since been described as "the episode that really sold The X-Files idea to the masses." Academics have examined "Squeeze" for its portrayal of the politics of law enforcement, highlighting the tension—evident throughout the series—between the agents' desire to find the truth and their duty to secure criminal convictions.
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